The
designated viewing area on Sunbury Road.
While not the best spot for photographs, this spot is great for families
trying to get up close and personal with the big jets as the come in
low over your head.

Best
time to shoot - You can shoot from this
spot all day, but you
will have to adjust your shooting angle depending on the location of
the
sun.

How
to get there - There
are signs along Sunbury Road showing
directions to the viewing area. You turn right at the Oaklands Road
Intersection and then immediately left.

This
spot is just any spot on the side of Sunbury Road that you feel comfortable
at.
Make sure you are careful after rain where about you pull off the road
around here as the ground can get very muddy and getting bogged is not
hard.

Best
time to shoot -Good
for morning approach shots onto Rwy 16.

How
to get there - This
spot is just any spot on the side of Sunbury Road that you feel comfortable
at.
Make sure you are careful after rain where about you pull off the road
around here as the ground can get very muddy and getting bogged is not
hard.

Make sure you remain on the far side of Sunbury Road away from the perimeter
fence or you will be asked to move along by authorities.

Best
time to shoot -Ideal
for climb out shots from Rwy 34 during the morning.

How
to get there -Head
away from the airport along Sunbury Road
towards the spots above, and you will see signs and a left turn lane
for
the emergency gate. Pull off to the side of the road along here.

Best
time to shoot -Probably
the best spot for Rwy 27 approach shots and you can shoot there for
most of the day.

How
to get there - Again,
head along Sunbury Rd from the airport.
Look for the worn path at the end of the guard rail for the best spot
to
enter. Be careful when trying to get to this spot as the steep slopesand
the sometimes
wet clay mud can make driving conditions dangerous.

How to get there -
Located of Operataions Road before the entrance
to
the golf course, look for the gravel driveway on your left after
the
Qantas maintenance base. Pick your spot in this large open area
depending on the angle of photo you are after.

How to get there -
Just past the golf course entrance on the back of
the Operations Rd bend you can pull over to find yourself a spot.
Make sure you watch out or some earth drains on the side of the
road
along this area and the rest of Operations Road.

This
spot canít be missed, especially on a weekend afternoon, being
filled with families watching loved ones departing. Not the
best location for photography, but a good location to watch
the action on both runways at the same time. You can also find
locations to the south of the Carpark can be found for departure
shots from Rwy 16.

.Best
time to shoot -Afternoon.

How to get there -
Follow
Operations Rd along past the gold course.
You will see a car park just after a slight left turn in the road
which
is usually busy weekends.

The
spot for those who donít mind a rough ride.
This spot is probably the most challenging at Melbourne Airport
to get to and the high fence makes some shots difficult.
The backlit effect for most of the day generally discourages
most people from visiting this spot.

.Best
time to shoot -This
spot results in backlit shots most of the
day and for most of the year except late afternoons in the summer
months. The level of back lighting you tolerate on your shots
depends on
what time you head to this spot.

How to get there -
This
spot takes around 10-15mins drive from the
Operations Rd areas. Check you street directory for exact directions.

While
the furthest spot from the rest of the viewing areas, catching
a heavy departure from Rwy 27 can give you some rewarding results.
This spot can also be used for approach shots on the rare occasion
Rwy 09 is in use.

.Best
time to shoot -Late
afternoon, not only for the light, but
also the reduced heat haze which can pose a real problem.

How to get there -
Continue along the above Sunbury Rd spotting
locations for another few kilometers. You will pass through 2
roundabouts, take a left and the third roundabout. Around 200
meters
after turning left there is a fork in the road, go left here.
This on
Loemans Rd. Continue along until you reach the point where you
can look
straight down the runway.